Emily Housdan, the Programming and Administrative Assistant at the University of Arkansas Little Rock Downtown campus, is our next recipient of the State Partnerships and Outreach Fund in support of her participation in the National Council on Public History 2025 Annual Meeting in March 2025. Emily will be part of a roundtable session entitled “NextGen Advisory Committee: Expanding Access and Diversity in the Arkansas Humanities.” The roundtable will explore the creation and impact of the NextGen Advisory Committee, which was established in 2018 as a forum to foster intergenerational collaboration and broadened access to and diversity within the Arkansas Humanities by bringing together young professionals (aged 18-35), including archivists, on the Arkansas Humanities Council. The goal is to serve as a model for those looking to create space for youth and young adult voices in their organizations.
Established by SSA in 2021, the State Partnerships and Outreach Fund helps cover SSA members’ costs (up to $600) when presenting on archival topics to non-archival audiences. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and we still have some money to give away! You can find more details on the fund and instructions for the application here: https://societyofsouthwestarchivists.wildapricot.org/State-Partnerships-Outreach-Fund